1、Unit 4Unit 4It is a natural disaster.It can be extremely damaging.It results from a sudden release of earths energy.TsunamiTsunamiEarthquakeEarthquake青海青海 玉树玉树河北河北唐山唐山汶川汶川雅安雅安Wenchuan, May12th, 2008Yushu，April 14th, 2010Tangshan, July 28th, 1976Do you know other earthquakes that happened in China?Ya
2、an，April 20th, 2013A NIGHT THE ERATH DIDNT SLEEPWhen?Where?Which night?Which night? An Earthquake An earthquakeEvent:Time :Place :07/28/1976Tangshan, HebeiTip: topic sentence at the beginning or the end of a paragraph Main idea: An earthquake happened in Tangshan, Hebei on July 28,1976.Topic sentenc
3、esTopic sentencesPara.1 Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. Para.2 It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.Para.3 Everywhere survivors looked, there was nothing but ruins.Para.4 But hope was not lost.BeforeDuringAfterPara.5 Tangshan started to revive itself a
4、nd get back up on its feet.【高考经典题型】【高考经典题型】 What order is the text written? A. Time B. Space C. Feeling D. NumberSignsDamageRescue&RevivalPart 1 (para.1)Part 2(para. 2&3)Part3(Para.4&5)Strange things happened, but no one paid attention.Nearly everything was destroyed and people were hopeless.People
5、began to have hope again because of the rescue work and its revival.Divide the passage into three parts, Summarize the main idea of each part with your own words. rose and fell 1The well walls had _deep cracks in them.28:00am10:00amThe water in the village wells _.Part 1 : The signs before the earth
6、quakeSome smelly gas _.came out of the cracks.3The chickens and even the pigs were _.4too nervous to eatDogs _to go inside buildings.5refusedMice _ looking for places to hide, and fish _ the ponds.6ran out of the fieldsjumped out of7But the citys one million people were asleep as usual that night.ig
7、norant 无知的无知的8People saw _in the sky and heard loud noises.bright lightsWhat is the peoples these signs? Part 2: The huge damage during the earthquakePeopleBuildingsAnimalsPart 2: The serious damage caused by the earthquakeA huge crack cut across houses, roads and waterways.A large city lay in ruins
8、.More picturesBuilding were destroyed.The railway tracks became useless pieces of metal.Most bridges had fallen or were not safe to cross.400,000v of the nation felt the earthquake.v A huge crack that was kilometres long and metres wide cut across houses. vIn less than minute a large city lay in rui
9、ns. v of the people died or were injured during the earthquake.v The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than .vAll of the citys hospitals, of its factories and buildings and of its homes were gone.2/318Part 2Data（数据）（数据）Why are these data used? to make the text more credible(可信
10、的可信的) and the damage describled more shocking.1/33075%90%Part 3But hope was not lost.Slowly, the city began to breathe again.The armyDoctors and nursesWorkersGovernment With strong _ from the government and the tireless _ of the citys people, a new Tangshan was built.sent soldiers to _ _those who we
11、re _ and to_ the dead.came to _medical care.built _for survivors whose homes had been destroyeddig outtrappedburyprovideshelterssupporteffortsignorantshockedhopelesshopefulbefore the earthquakeduring the earthquakeafter the earthquakewhen the rescue cameThe change of peoples feeling _ were happening
12、 in Tangshan before the huge earthquake _Tangshan. However, people_the events. At 3:42 am, everything began to _. It seemed as if the world were _. Nearly everything was _. The city lay _ and people were shocked.But hope _. Soldiers came to _ them. Slowly, the city began to _again. With _from the go
13、vernment and the tireless efforts of the citys people, a new Tangshan _ upon the earthquake ruins. Strange thingshitignored shakecoming to an enddestroyedin ruinswas not lostbreatherescueFill in the blank with proper wordsstrong supportwas builtRetell the story according to the text. signs damage re
14、scue&revival|-|-| before during after DiscussionHow to rescue ourselves and help others in an earthquake? When in a building, we should.2. When outdoors, we should.In a buildingIn a buildingGet under the desks immediately. Calm down and listen to teachers instructions.OutdoorsOutdoorsGo to an open a
15、rea.Be away from buildings, trees and power lines.Protect head with hands or bags.buildingsTangshans new look Faced with natural disasters, people must _and show the _to stay_ and _ for a brighter future.A man can be destroyed but not defeated.一个人可以被毁灭，但绝不会被打败。一个人可以被毁灭，但绝不会被打败。Disasters have no merc
16、y, but humans do. 天灾无情，人有情。天灾无情，人有情。unifywisdom positiverebuild If everyone gives a hand, the world would be full of love.HomeworkHomework1. Read the text and underline the useful words and expressions;2. Finish the language points on the exercise book;3. Surf the Internet to know more about the earthquake. 29Thanks so much! Xintai Senior High ( South Branch)Grade1,Dept. 2Cui Deling 30
